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September 8, 2020

UK supermarkets can halve throwaway plastic by 2025, says new report

Supermarkets could make big cuts to the amount of plastic waste they produce by focusing on just a few ‘problem products’, a new Greenpeace report has found.
June 5, 2019

Sweets and confectionery should have plain packaging like tobacco, says IPPR

Sweets, crisps and sugary drinks need to be put on a level playing-field with fruit and vegetables if the UK is to win the battle against preventable diseases, a leading think tank says.
February 19, 2019

Consultations launched on reducing plastic and waste

Friends of the Earth says the proposals are welcome steps forward, but bigger strides are needed to deal with the consequences of our throwaway society.
October 22, 2018

China waste ban impacting on council recycling services and costs

Some councils' recycling costs have increased by £500,000.
August 5, 2018

Two-thirds of plastic in packaging pots and trays is unrecyclable, says LGA

The Local Government Association has warned that manufacturers must scrap the “smorgasboard” of plastics which are used in packaging for key foods so that councils can reduce waste sent to landfill and increase recycling.
June 6, 2018

New poll shows widespread support for action on plastic packaging from supermarkets

New Populus polling, commissioned by Greenpeace, shows that the UK public overwhelmingly feel that supermarkets are not doing enough to tackle plastic packaging and plastic pollution:
May 24, 2018

New survey challenges supermarkets to act faster on plastic

The Environmental Investigation Agency and Greenpeace UK are conducting a survey of major UK grocery retailers, their use of single-use plastic packaging and their targets to reduce it.
January 22, 2018

Coca-Cola's announcement on plastic is ‘dodging the main issue’

Greenpeace has criticised Coca Cola’s new global plastics plan for failing to address the urgency of ocean plastic pollution.